The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-03-03
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the Qus vive; and a party of men was
sent southwest to warn the Gonds of
the neighboring villages to be on the
lookout. The west was closed in by
the Tipaghar and Khandapur Hills,
over which there was little fear of the
elephant passing. Before the day vas
far advanced, news was brought from
the Bygas going south that the ele-
plant had passed a village nine miles
from Jatta; while next there was an
other report that he had been seen at a
village fourteen miles further on. A
march after the animal was immedi-
ately ordered, and the further they went,
the thicker and faster came the reports
of his depredations. He had destroyed a
number of houses and attacked several
people. At the village of Jagla, after
various attempts to discover grain, he
had walked up to an open space in the
bright moonlight, where he stood some
little time, observed by all the inhabi-
tants, who had huddled up together in
a dark corner, from where they watch
ed him. To use their own words, they
ssuttered not a sound during this time
of suspense, and s'ceasing to breathe,
their bodies dried upg" The fierce
beast had then gone on to another viii
lage, and seeing three Gonds who had
been asleep in the village square, gave
chase to them. Here, however, the
people had turned out with drums, and
had made such a clamor that the ele-
plant was frightened, and turned off
ing the jungle. The elephant was next
seen. at a place called Karapuri
by some Gonds, who had with them a
large jar of grain. Instantly setting
this down, they had scudded into the
long grass. where they succeeded in
c~oncealing themselves. The elephant
came up to the jar, broke it, ate most
of its contents, and scattered the re-
mainder about.
On the morning Of the 9th of Novem-
Der the deputy commissioners party
had struck their tents, and accomplish
ed a march of t~wenty-three miles to the
Hatta Pergannah, eighteen miles of
their journey being made through thick
Jungle and over rough, stony hills.
Here they were told that the elephant
had been seen at the village of Goderi,
where he had pursued and succeeded
in catching a girl about six years old,
| whom he literally broke to pieces. She
was found next morning a mass of
pulp.
On leaving Goderi, the elephant went
on to the Dro river. Here a party of
I os,.yk kc-o11,c o-l Gro Io,o x,o,o
as. eep on the sands, when they were
aroused by cries of .'Bagh!" (TigerD
from a boy who was with them. The
moon was just rising at the time; but as
they happened to be on the western
slope of some high hills, the place where
they were was almost in complete dark
ness. On the alarm being raised, the
| elephant was observed standing about
ten PAGES off, whereupon there was an
immediate stampede. All the party
succeeded in gaining the shelter of the
bamboes and rocks on the side of the
hill, except one of them, who first ran
for about four hundred yards along the
bed of the river, and then ensconced
himself under the bank in the midst of
a thick bush. The elephant, after fail
ing to get at any of the party on the
hill, followed the fugitive down the
river. From the tracks, it appeared
that the animal, after diligently search
ing for the man, had found him, and
pulling him from his hiding-place, had
smashed him to pieces.
The news next obtained Of the ele-
plant was that he had killed several
persons hard by, among them a man
named Pandu, whom he had surprised
in company with some other men and
had singled out and chased. A mar
named Dekal vas asleep in the machdn
outside the village of Mate, when he
heard Pandu crying out, ''Sidd Ganesh,
Sidd Ganesh!" and a sound of heavy
'blows. 81 thought" he subsequently
told the Deputy Commissioner, ''tha1
some n had come to steal the rice,
and was beating the man, SO I called
out: Who is ill-treating himp Lool
out! I am coming" At the SAM
moment, he heard the rush of a heavy
body through the grass, and had JUS
caught sight of the elephant when i
seized the mdchan with its trunk anG
heaved it over. On recovering from
his fall, he took t. his heels and es
capped. The villagers on hearing thi'
story were in a woeful plight. The.
sat up all night in companies, and thu
everyday work of the village was neg
lected, men and women fearing to g,
outside it. The elephant then seems t.
have continued its wanderings, shaking
people out of machans and killing then
whenever he could. 1t heaved a NAL
named Mott and his servant out of thei
machan. They got OF their legs ant
ran towards the village with the ele
plant in pursuit. He came up wit
them before they had gone very far
and, Selling the servant, pounded hir
to a pulp, his master continuing to a
for his life with the poor fellows dc
spairing shrieks ringing in his ears
After this the elephant went westwar
to the village of Kesa, where he sui
{ prised a man and his wife in thei
machan. Theyh had barely time enoug
to get down and run for the village
The. man, who was ahead, had just a.
, rived at his house, when he hear
/ shrieks from his wife, and. turnin
about, saw the elephant inside the il
closure with the woman in his trunl
He was lifting her up above his bac
and smashing her on the ground. o
t seeing the man, the animal dropped til
, woman and made for him; but he e
: capped into the village.
During the whole of the 4th of N
vember, the elephant vas in the scru
, Jungle situated between the village
| Sale and the left bank of the Dro rive
| Hundreds of people from the high ban
on either side looked on from a distant
1 at the animal as he alternately fed G
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